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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Armored Against Fear (pages 135-152).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author's father react when the author threatened his 9th grade teacher?
(a) His father confronted the teacher.
(b) His father confronted the principal.
(c) His father called the police.
(d) His father beat him.

2. What did the author's father collect?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Art.
(c) Guns.
(d) Books.

3. What view does the author have of the afterlife?
(a) It does not exist.
(b) It is his only comfort.
(c) It is a vital part of the fabric of the human psyche.
(d) It is an unknown.

4. Whom does the author describe as "the God I never had"?
(a) His soul.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His mother.

5. How old was the author when his son was born?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is the problem with defining a race?

2. The author views the school systems and the streets as:

3. Where does the author begin his memoir?

4. Who are "The Dreamers" to whom the author refers?

5. What does the author imagine white parents might tell their children?

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